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CHARLES Jnsnxrn, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, essienoaor oNn-,I-rn-Lrro MARTIN If. v

` LUNCW, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 'v

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Application filed November v8, 191.9. 4Serial No. 261,608.

To all whom tf-may .concerns Be 'it known that I; CHARLES Jnsnenn,V a

V citizen of the United States, residing at Chif following is a specification.

cago,`in the .county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Boxes, of which the This invention `relates ,to improvements in boxes and has for its object to provide a new and improved metal bound box whichy can be easily and cheaply manufactured and` easily and quickly formed into shape when it is desired to use thebox.

The invention is illustrated in the accom-- panying drawings, wherein j Fig. l .is an exterior view showing the top, bottom and sides of the box united by on line 8-8 ofFig. 5;

metal strips Fig.` 2 is a view offFig. las seen .from ythe l shown in FigAf;

Fig. 7 is a sectional View taken on line 7-7 of Fig. l; j l Fig. 8 is anenlarged sectional view taken Like numerals refer to out the several figures. f

In `forming the box'I take the top l7 bottom 2 and the'two sides l3 and 4 of theboxl and place them lin position as shown in Fig. l. box may be made each of a single piece or mayeach be madeyof several pieces vif de-` sired. The top, bottom and sides are then 1 connected together by metal bands 5.4- These bands arestrips of thin flat metal such as sheet iron or the like. l

By means of dies or other agencies, fastening pieces Gare struck from the metal at intervals, the fasteningpieces being substantially at right anglesl tov the `'strip as shown in Figs.` 6 and 7. These fastening devices are therefore integral with the strips and at the point-s where they are cut away and bent laterally they leave the spaces 7.

In forming the box thesey fastening devices are forced into 'the top, bottom and sides and their ends areturned over or rivlike parts through-v TheV top andl bottom and sides'of the-l eted as shown in Fig. 8; .The fasteningof l l the metal strips to theftop, bottom` and sides maybe done in` any way desired, andI pre: fer to form them-with .a suit-able. machine forthis purpose whic`hwill be thefsubject 60.vv i

matter of another application. I yThe top,

bottom and sides vare leftv with small spaces 8 between them so that they may be readily folded into the form of the box.- Nearl the ends of the top and bottom onvvthelinside thereof I fasten cleats 10,y andy near the ends ofthe -sides I fasten cleats 9.v The cleatslO extend substantially the 'entire width .of `the top and bottom; while thel cleats'K 9 Aare shorter than the width of thesides'soy that when the box is folded, they'will fit in be' ,tween the cleats l0 as shown in'Fig. 4:. The

ends l11- of lthe box are'forme'd withthe.

cleats 12 on theoutside thereof.. Y

,In forming the box these ends are placed in position and the box folded about themasy shown in FigJt. The ends 'of the metal strip 5 `project beyond the toppand side of the box and may .bebent to form interlocking partsl3 as shown in Fig. 4:. Ifwdesired the cleats 9 and l0 maybe nailed or otherwise fastened to the cleats 12 at. thefe'nds of j the box. By meansy of this construction I may make the box out of thin material and at the same time provide avery strong and durable box which costs very'. little to make' and which -is capable of withstanding the strains and stresses to which such boxes are exposed. lI may provide means for-sealing the box againstpilfering. This ymay be done by` providing holes `in1 any one' or morer-of. the metal bands 5 at the point where they1 meet-and then pass therethrough the seal 5a. Any tampering with vthevbox will require the removal of this seal and thus will-.indicate that the b'ox has 1 been tampered with. The box can be'used overa number of'times v soV by simply removing the seal. and'disconj necting ythe ends of the metaly bands' and can be resealed `each time Vi-tfis used.

This construction also produces abox which can .be safely yhandledy and which will It will be noted that the fastening pieces 6 j i are struck from themetal at opposite edgesk of the bands so that sor'neare at one edge and others at the other edge. This is an important feature assit insures the holding down of both edges of the bands tightly against the box, and this therefore prevents these bands from catching on other boxes or yother things when the boxes are being handled, Such a construction is also easier and cheaper to manufacture as the material to form the fastening pieces need only be cut along one line.

It will further be seen that I am able to make up the box without the necessity of using staples. l have described in detail a particular construction embodying my invention, but it is of course evident that the parts may be varied in many particulars without departing from the spirit of the invention as embodied in the claims heretoA appended, and I therefore do not limit myself to the particular construction shown.

I claim l. A box comprising a top, a bottom and two sides made of separated pieces, a plurality of strips of fiat metal each having a plurality of fastening projections struck from the metal at oppositeedges thereof and integral with the strips, said fastening` projections extending through the top, bottom and sides and having their ends bent over so as to fasten the strips in position, the projections at the opposite edges of the strips holding both edges thereof tightly against said top, bottom and sides and fastening said top, bottom and sides together'.

2. A box comprising a top, a bottom an-:l

two sides, a plurality of strips of metal each having a plurality of fastening projections integral therewith, said fastening` projections extending through the top,bottom and sides, and having their ends bent over so as to fasten the strips to the top, bottom and sides, cleats near the ends of said top, bottom and sidesand'on the face opposite to that to which said strips of metal are fastened, said cleats having end faces substantially at right angles to the cleat, two of said cleats being substantially equal in length to the width of the portions of the box to which they are attached, the other two cleats being shorter in length than the width of the portions of the box to which they are attached, end pieces each having two cleats thereon shorter than the width of the end piece, said cleats arranged so that when the top, bottom and 4sides are folded around the end pieces two of the cleats thereon engage the cleats of each end piece, and means for holding said top, bottom and sides in their folded position.

3. A box comprising a plurality of separated sections, a plurality of strips of flat metal, said strips at intervals having inclined cuts which extend from each edge toward the center, the material on the outside of said cuts being bent at an angle to the strip with which' it is associated, said bent portions forming fastening projections which project into the sections of the box to bind the strips and sections together.

t. A box comprising a top, a bottom and two sides, a plurality of strips of metal each having a plurality of fastening projections integral therewith, said fastening projections extending through the top, bottom and sides, and having their ends bent over so as to fasten the strips to the top, bottom and sides, cleats fastened to said top, bottom and sides near the ends thereof, each cleat having flat end faces substantially at right angles 'to the cleat, two end pieces,

cleats thereon, said top, bottom and sides adapted to be folded about the end pieces the edges of the end pieces connecting on the inside `of the cleats on the top, bottom and sides, some of the cleats on the top, bottom and sides engaging the cleats on the end pieces.

5. A box comprising a top, a bottom and two sides, a plurality of strips of metal each having a plurality of fasteningv projections integral therewith, said fastening projections extending through thetop, bottom and sides, and having their ends bent over so'as to fasten the strips to the top, bottom and sides, cleats fastened to said top, bottom and sides near the ends thereof, two end pieces, cleats thereon, said top, bottom and sides adapted 'to be folded about'the end pieces the edges of the end pieces connecting on the inside of the cleats on the top, bottom and sides, and means for fastening the cleats on the end pieces to the adjacent cleats on the other portions of the box, theends of one or more of said strips of metal projecting beyond the portion of the box and disconnected therefrom when the parts are folded, said projecting ends having disengaging spring interlocking parts which can be readily engaged and disengaged to open or close the box. y

in testimony whereof, I afHx my signature in the presence of two witnesses this 19th day of October, 1918.

CHARLES JESDALE. Witnesses:

EDNA B. PETERSON, MARION NGRAHAM. 

